Sustainability and resilience of water supplies and land in Nordeste - SERTÕES

The SERTÕES project intends to support decision making and public agricultural and water policymaking, taking account of energy and environmental issues. The aim is to define sustainable development pathways that encompass the need to reduce carbon footprints against a backdrop of climate change.
A farmer in Ceará, Brazil, shows his crops grown with drip irrigation © J. Burte, CIRAD

A farmer in Ceará, Brazil, shows his crops grown with drip irrigation © J. Burte, CIRAD

Issues

The project is mobilizing the skills of French and Brazilian researchers in terms of supporting multi-level and multi-stakeholder consultation in the field of water and agroecology. 

The aim is to support the co-construction of new territory-based local water governance systems, by developing participatory information platforms to support decision making on various levels. In line with the Paris Agreements, this will support the switch to low-carbon, resilient development models, as part of the agroecological transition. 

Description

The first phase of the SERTÕES project, in 2021, comprised a diagnosis and an analysis, characterizing the past and present in the territories concerned. "We will be looking at water and energy issues and public policy", said CIRAD researcher Julien Burte. In 2022, the second stage will involve the construction of local pilot water governance and territorial intelligence systems. Lastly, in 2023, implementation operations are planned.

Expected results

Creation of a pilot local governance model to ensure sustainable water resource use in Nordeste, Brazil.

Contract partners: Meteorology and Water Resource Center of Ceará State (FUNCEME)